One-Pot Salsa Beef Skillet

photo by:kraft

Here it is: savory ground beef and creamy mac and cheese in a better-for-you option—and made in one skillet for easy cleanup.

time

prep:

5 min

total:

27 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 1-1/2 cups each

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What You Need

lb. extra lean ground beef

cups water

cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

pkg. (14 oz.) KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Made With 2% Milk Cheese

cups frozen corn

1/2

cup KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese

green onion, chopped

Make It

BROWN meat in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain.

ADD water, salsa and Macaroni; stir. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 10 min. or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally. Add corn and Cheese Sauce; stir. Cook 2 min. or until heated through.

TOP with cheese and onions.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Add powerhouse vegetables to this dinner by substituting red or yellow peppers and tomatoes for the corn.

Special Extra

For extra flavor, add 1 Tbsp. chili powder to the cooked meat.

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a cook

posted:1/10/2007

This is really good. I have substitued salsa for canned tomatoes and spices and it worked great that way too.

msjacky

posted:1/9/2007

We changed it up abit... no corn.. but it was very good!!! Will make it again!

a cook

posted:1/8/2007

YUMMY!! I made it for me and my husband and we loved it - it did make too much for the 2 of us as we are still trying to finish it up a week later... I'm going to cut it in half next time. I used hotter salsa and that made it really good.

Jess1130

posted:1/7/2007

I made this skillet meal for my husband and myself. We were both a little nervous about it before trying it, but we think it's great! I didn't put the corn into the recipe, but had it as a side dish. I did put the corn ontop of my serving and think that I will probably add the corn in next time as well as some diced tomatoes.

Chef Newbie

posted:1/3/2007

This was absolutley delicious! My husband keeps asking me to make it again!

yamccoy

posted:12/28/2006

My oldes daugther favorite.

Kimberley151

posted:12/26/2006

It was a nice change to the ordinary Mac casseroles...I added Montreal Cajun spice and two small onions as the beef was browning for that extra little Zing!

deirdre73

posted:12/25/2006

it was ok. we liked it ok. i would suggest that you add alot of your own seasoning. this is an ok recipe when you are running low on groceries but, have the necessities at the house.

Ruthie7884

posted:12/20/2006

My teens said this was Wow and they tend to be picky. It was easy to make and a real comfort food. I've already made it 3 times in the last 6 weeks.

silver_giggles29

posted:12/19/2006

We've made this a couple times because it's so easy to make! It's great for quick weeknight dinners! My family loved it! One thing I will suggest is that the salsa should be medium or hot, because we used mild the first time we made it and we couldn't taste it! The second time we used medium and it was very good, not to spicy!